The Game Day Recipe You Need to Try

Hosting friends on Game Day can be a bit stressful, but we’re here to make it easy with our crowd-pleasing Japanese chicken wing recipe.

Hosting friends can be a bit stressful, but we’re here to make it easy. Try our crowd-pleasing Japanese chicken wing recipe for a satisfying addition to the required chips and dip combo. Here, classic chicken wings get an update with some of our favorite Asian flavors: ginger, scallions, soy sauce, and spicy wasabi. A side of baked carrot “fries” completes this casual and comforting meal. Check out the video above to see how it’s done, and find the full instructions below.

RECIPE TIP
Gochujang and wasabi are spicy, so use only as much as desired depending on your spice preference.

2. Make Ginger-Garlic Paste
Place ginger and garlic on a cutting board and sprinkle over ¼ teaspoon kosher salt. Using a large knife, carefully scrape over mixture at a 45° angle, pressing down. Repeat until ginger and garlic are broken down and a paste forms.

3. Marinate Chicken
In a large shallow bowl or resealable plastic bag, combine ½ of soy sauce, ½ of fish sauce, ½ teaspoon mirin, and ½ of ginger-garlic paste to make marinade. Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towel. Add to marinade and turn to coat. Set aside to marinate at room temperature for at least 10 minutes.

4. Bake Carrots
While chicken marinates, on a baking sheet, toss carrots with ½ of shichimi togarashi, 1 tablespoon canola oil, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, and pepper. Arrange in a single layer, transfer to oven, and bake until crisp, 10–12 minutes. Remove, transfer to a plate, and line baking sheet with foil.

5. Make Glaze and Aioli
While carrots bake, whisk together as much gochujang as desired, remaining soy sauce, remaining fish sauce,
remaining mirin, remaining ginger garlic paste, and remaining shichimi togarashi in a small pot over medium
heat. Simmer until thickened, 12–15 minutes. In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise and as much wasabi as desired. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed.

6. Bake and Plate Wings
Remove chicken from marinade, allowing excess to drip off. Season all over with ½ teaspoon kosher salt and pepper. Arrange in a single layer on prepared baking sheet, transfer to oven, and bake until golden, 6-7 minutes per side. Remove, toss with glaze, and garnish with scallions. Serve Japanese chicken wings with carrot “fries” alongside and aioli for dipping. Let the good times roll.